“This Is a Struggle of Regular Working People”
Kentucky schools are shut down today amid a growing grassroots worker rebellion. We spoke with one rank and filer who helped organize the action.
21013 Article(s) by: Benjamin Case
Benjamin Case is a researcher, educator, and organizer living in Pittsburgh.
The End of the “End of History”
In China and beyond, liberalized markets aren’t fostering democracy — they’re undermining it.
Deal or No Deal?
The UK university strike has put management on the defensive. Now UCU members will have to decide what counts as a victory.
The Roseanne We Didn’t Need
Skip the reboot of Roseanne and watch the reruns instead.
The Progressive Case for the SAT
If you believe in equality, you should defend the SAT.
It’s Oklahoma’s Turn to Strike
On Monday, schools will be shut down across Oklahoma as rank-and-file teachers look to build on the momentum of the West Virginia strike.
What the Saudis Have Wrought
The Saudi-led, US-backed war in Yemen has produced a humanitarian hellscape. And there’s no end in sight.
Can There Be a Left Populism?
The European debate on populism brings the Left’s fundamental identity into question.
Off the Map
People with disabilities who rely on local public transit are getting squeezed between gentrification and austerity.
Frumocracy
David Frum’s new book promises a searing indictment of Donald Trump. What it delivers is an elite-friendly defense of the rotten system that produced him.
The New Warlord in the White House
John Bolton has spent his long career doing one thing: trying to start wars. Now that he’s Trump’s national security advisor, he can.
The Fraud and the Four-Hour Workweek
Self-help millionaire Tim Ferriss is a fraud. But his success says a lot about modern capitalism and its discontents.
The Welfare State Is in Tatters
The US has a whole host of social problems. More public spending would solve many of them.
The Bloody Fight
The West Virginia teachers drew strength from their state’s long history of militant organizing, which began with the Mine Wars of the early twentieth century.
Disaster Capitalism and Vulture Charters
Striking teachers in Puerto Rico are battling austerity, drawing on a rich tradition of anti-colonial workers’ resistance.
A Plan to Nationalize Fossil-Fuel Companies
Market-based solutions can’t attack climate change. Let’s try nationalization.
Carving Out the Commons
Amanda Huron’s new book grounds the romantic notion of urban commons in the everyday struggles of working people.
Trump Wants War
Elevating John Bolton to national security advisor suggests that Trump is preparing for the very wars he promised to avoid.
Ireland’s Fight for Choice
Ireland has the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe — but this summer they will be put to a referendum.
Germany’s 28-Hour Workweek
Last month German metal workers won the right to a 28-hour workweek — after going on strike to demand a better work-life balance.